Snowball

I was inspired to write this letter on a whim to someone special a few days ago.  I believe there's some real validity in this and thought I would share it (in part) on my blog. Happy & prosperous New Year! Muah!!

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Whether its relationships, friendships, hardships, family, career goals, education, etc… I wanted to share something with you.  I look up to Warren Buffet for many reasons, more than just his financial successes, he’s truly an innovator, philanthropist at the core and intelligent beyond belief.  His ideas and philosophies on life in general are really something wise to invest in.  When I was researching something a while back I came across the quote and it really stuck with me.  As a matter of fact, I have it on my fridge at home, not sure if you observed it, it reads:

“The snowball just happens if you’re in the right kind of snow, and that’s what happened with me.  I don’t just mean compounding money either.  It’s in terms of understanding the world and what kind of friends you accumulate.  You get to select over time, and you’ve got to be the kind of person that the snow wants to attach itself to. You’ve got to be your own wet snow, in effect. You’d better be picking up snow as you go along, because you’re not going to be getting back up to the top of the hill again.  That’s the way life works.”

Basically, if you look at life in terms of a snowball, you need to be sure that you’re gathering the right kind of snow.  Like attracts like, so as long as you remain optimistic, driven, and recognize what’s really in front of you, take those chances and see the opportunity in everything, I think success in all different aspects of life are inevitable. You can’t necessarily make a snowball out of dry/powder snow.  Sure you’ll pick up a little bit here or there, but eventually the snow falls off and you’re back to square one trying to rebuild that snowball.  Whether its friends, career moves, education, romantic partners or even just mere acquaintances, choose wisely.  The more time and effort you invest in people or things that don’t benefit you in the long run, the more you set yourself up for failure and negativity really does breed negativity. Sure, we’re all destined to make some mistakes along the way, but it’s how you pick yourself up and move forward that we truly begin to see ourselves and the beauty in everything around us. And at the end of the day, True success is not a destination but rather in the journey in which we embark upon; Perseverance in the truest sense. 

Further, I know the universe works in mysterious ways and never has then been so apparent to me than the last 6 months.  I too had some awful luck, for a lack of better words, and I now know that everything has occurred for a reason, something I’ve always believed in but is really apparent to me at this point in my life.  A wise person once told me that a pendulum can only swing so far left (bad), that eventually, slowly but surely, it starts to swing the right direction and happens for good/honest/humble people, like myself and I believe will hold true for you as well J

Have faith that you’re now on the up and up and don’t ever sell yourself short or settle for something that’s anything less than positive, genuine and beneficial to the universe’s master plan for you. I believe bright things may be on the horizon….